WoRMS taxon details
Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884
138324 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138324)
accepted
Genus
Pecten (Propeamussium) ceciliae De Gregorio, 1884 † accepted as Propeamussium ceciliae (De Gregorio, 1884) † (type by original designation)
Amusium (Propeamusium) [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Amusium (Propeamussium) de Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Amussium (Occultamussium) Korobkov, 1936 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amussium (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Bathyamussium T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ctenamusium (Bathyamussium) T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ctenamusium (Micramussium) Oyama, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ctenamussium (Bathyamussium) T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Flavamussium T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Luteamussium Oyama, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Micramussium Oyama, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Occultamussium Korobkov, 1936 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paramusium A. E. Verrill, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Parvamussium (Flavamussium) T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pecten (Propeamusium) [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pecten (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Propeamusium [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Propeamussium (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted (subgenus not accepted)
Propeamussium (Pseudopalliorum) Oyama, 1944 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Propeamussium (Striatoamussium) Aberhan, 1998 † · alternative representation
Striatoamussium Aberhan, 1998 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Propeamussium alcocki (E. A. Smith, 1894)
- Species Propeamussium andamanense (Bavay, 1905)
- Species Propeamussium andamanicum (E. A. Smith, 1894)
- Species Propeamussium arabicum Dijkstra & R. Janssen, 2013
- Species Propeamussium boucheti Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2008
- Species Propeamussium caducum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium dalli (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1906)
- Species Propeamussium jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium lucidum (Jeffreys, 1873)
- Species Propeamussium malpelonium (Dall, 1908)
- Species Propeamussium manaricum (E. A. Smith, 1906)
- Species Propeamussium meridionale (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium octodecimliratum (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
- Species Propeamussium regillum Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2017
- Species Propeamussium richeri Dijkstra, 2001
- Species Propeamussium rosadoi Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2015
- Species Propeamussium rubrotinctum (Oyama, 1951)
- Species Propeamussium sibogai (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1904)
- Species Propeamussium simoni Ghys, 2022
- Species Propeamussium siratama (Oyama, 1951)
- Species Propeamussium steindachneri (Sturany, 1899)
- Species Propeamussium watsoni (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium zoniferum (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Arctinula) Thiele, 1934 accepted as Similipecten Winckworth, 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palliolum (Arctinula) groenlandicum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Similipecten greenlandicus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Cyclopecten) A. E. Verrill, 1897 accepted as Cyclopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Parvamussium) Sacco, 1897 accepted as Parvamussium Sacco, 1897 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Propeamussium (Parvamussium) dautzenbergi Dijkstra, 1990 accepted as Parvamussium dautzenbergi (Dijkstra, 1990) (original combination)
- Species Propeamussium (Parvamussium) gracilis Z.-R. Wang, 1984 accepted as Parvamussium gracile (Z.-R. Wang, 1984) (superseded combination)
- Species Propeamussium (Parvamussium) margaritiferum (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912) accepted as Propeamussium investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1906) (synonym)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884 (subgenus not accepted)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Pseudopalliorum) Oyama, 1944 accepted as Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Squamamussium) Oyama, 1944 accepted as Parvamussium Sacco, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Propeamussium (Xenamussium) Oyama, 1944 accepted as Cyclopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Propeamussium cancellatum (E. A. Smith, 1885) accepted as Parvamussium cancellatum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium centobi Schein, 1989 accepted as Propeamussium lucidum (Jeffreys, 1873) (synonym)
- Species Propeamussium davidsoni (Dall, 1897) accepted as Cyclopecten davidsoni (Dall, 1897)
- Species Propeamussium diomedeum Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Parvamussium diomedeum (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (original combination)
- Species Propeamussium editae De Gregorio, 1898 accepted as Propeamussium lucidum (Jeffreys, 1873) (synonym)
- Species Propeamussium fenestratum (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Parvamussium fenestratum (Forbes, 1844) (currently placed in genus Parvamussium)
- Species Propeamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886) accepted as Parvamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886)
- Species Propeamussium hoskynsi (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Cyclopecten hoskynsi (Forbes, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Propeamussium imbriferum (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Cyclopecten hoskynsi (Forbes, 1844)
- Species Propeamussium ina (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912) accepted as Parvamussium ina (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912)
- Species Propeamussium incomparabile (Risso, 1826) accepted as Palliolum incomparabile (Risso, 1826)
- Species Propeamussium kauaium Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Parvamussium kauaium (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (original combination)
- Species Propeamussium maorium (Dell, 1956) accepted as Parvamussium maorium Dell, 1956 (superseded combination)
- Species Propeamussium molokaium Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Parvamussium molokaium (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Propeamussium nakazawai Kuroda, 1932 accepted as Propeamussium caducum (E. A. Smith, 1885) (Not available: nomen nudum)
- Species Propeamussium nesiotum Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Parvamussium nesiotum (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (original combination)
- Species Propeamussium pailoloum Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Parvamussium pailoloum (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (original combination)
- Species Propeamussium pourtalesianum (Dall, 1886) accepted as Parvamussium pourtalesianum (Dall, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Propeamussium propinquum (E. A. Smith, 1885) accepted as Parvamussium propinquum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium sayanum (Dall, 1886) accepted as Parvamussium sayanum (Dall, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Propeamussium squamigerum (E. A. Smith, 1885) accepted as Parvamussium squamigerum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Propeamussium stella Z.-R. Wang, 1984 accepted as Propeamussium rubrotinctum (Oyama, 1951) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Propeamussium thalassinum (Dall, 1886) accepted as Parvamussium thalassinum (Dall, 1886) accepted as Cyclopecten thalassinus (Dall, 1886)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Pecten (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884). Nota intorno ad alcune nuove conchiglie mioceniche di Sicilia. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 3 (4): 119-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11564547
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138324 on 2026-08-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Propeamussium (Striatoamussium) Aberhan, 1998 †) Aberhan, M. (1998). Early Jurassic Bivalvia of western Canada. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorphia, and Isofilibranchia. <em>Beringeria.</em> 21: 57-150, text-figs. 1-14, pls. 1-19.
page(s): 100-101 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pecten (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884). Nota intorno ad alcune nuove conchiglie mioceniche di Sicilia. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 3 (4): 119-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11564547
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Bathyamussium T. Habe, 1951) Habe, T. (1951-1953). Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda and Scaphopoda. Kyoto, Part 1, 1-96 [Feb. 1951]; Part 2, 97-186 [Sept. 1951]; Part 3, 187-278, [279-280] [May 1952]; Part 4, 281-326 [Jan. 1953].
page(s): 71.; note: Feb, 1951. [details]
original description (of Flavamussium T. Habe, 1951) Habe, T. (1951-1953). Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda and Scaphopoda. Kyoto, Part 1, 1-96 [Feb. 1951]; Part 2, 97-186 [Sept. 1951]; Part 3, 187-278, [279-280] [May 1952]; Part 4, 281-326 [Jan. 1953].
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Paramusium A. E. Verrill, 1897) Hodges, P. (2022). The Early Jurassic Bivalvia from the Hettangian and lower Sinemurian of South-West Britain, Part 4 [Publication 662]. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 176: 145-330, pls 15-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02693445.2022.2133204
page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Amussium (Occultamussium) Korobkov, 1936 †) Korobkov, I. A. (1936). Contribution to the knowledge about the Paleogene faunas from the Northern Caucasus. Trudy geologicheskoy sluzhby Groznefti, 9: 32-84.
page(s): 38 [details]
original description (of Propeamussium (Pseudopalliorum) Oyama, 1944) Oyama K. (1944). [Classification of the genus <i>Propeamussium</i>] [in Japanese]. <em>Venus.</em> 13(5-8): 240-254., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/vinuskz.13.5-8_240
page(s): 244 [details]
original description (of Luteamussium Oyama, 1951) Oyama, K. (1951). Amusiinae in Japan. In: T. Kuroda (ed.) Illustrated catalogue of Japanese shells, vol. 1 (13): 79-84, pl. 13.
page(s): 82. [details]
original description (of Ctenamusium (Micramussium) Oyama, 1951) Oyama, K. (1951). Amusiinae in Japan. In: T. Kuroda (ed.) Illustrated catalogue of Japanese shells, vol. 1 (13): 79-84, pl. 13.
page(s): 80. [details]
page(s): 100-101 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pecten (Propeamussium) De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884). Nota intorno ad alcune nuove conchiglie mioceniche di Sicilia. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 3 (4): 119-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11564547
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Bathyamussium T. Habe, 1951) Habe, T. (1951-1953). Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda and Scaphopoda. Kyoto, Part 1, 1-96 [Feb. 1951]; Part 2, 97-186 [Sept. 1951]; Part 3, 187-278, [279-280] [May 1952]; Part 4, 281-326 [Jan. 1953].
page(s): 71.; note: Feb, 1951. [details]
original description (of Flavamussium T. Habe, 1951) Habe, T. (1951-1953). Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda and Scaphopoda. Kyoto, Part 1, 1-96 [Feb. 1951]; Part 2, 97-186 [Sept. 1951]; Part 3, 187-278, [279-280] [May 1952]; Part 4, 281-326 [Jan. 1953].
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Paramusium A. E. Verrill, 1897) Hodges, P. (2022). The Early Jurassic Bivalvia from the Hettangian and lower Sinemurian of South-West Britain, Part 4 [Publication 662]. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 176: 145-330, pls 15-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02693445.2022.2133204
page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Amussium (Occultamussium) Korobkov, 1936 †) Korobkov, I. A. (1936). Contribution to the knowledge about the Paleogene faunas from the Northern Caucasus. Trudy geologicheskoy sluzhby Groznefti, 9: 32-84.
page(s): 38 [details]
original description (of Propeamussium (Pseudopalliorum) Oyama, 1944) Oyama K. (1944). [Classification of the genus <i>Propeamussium</i>] [in Japanese]. <em>Venus.</em> 13(5-8): 240-254., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/vinuskz.13.5-8_240
page(s): 244 [details]
original description (of Luteamussium Oyama, 1951) Oyama, K. (1951). Amusiinae in Japan. In: T. Kuroda (ed.) Illustrated catalogue of Japanese shells, vol. 1 (13): 79-84, pl. 13.
page(s): 82. [details]
original description (of Ctenamusium (Micramussium) Oyama, 1951) Oyama, K. (1951). Amusiinae in Japan. In: T. Kuroda (ed.) Illustrated catalogue of Japanese shells, vol. 1 (13): 79-84, pl. 13.
page(s): 80. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Dijkstra, H. H. (1995). Bathyal Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae, Pectinidae) from New Caledonia and adjacent areas. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 9-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58833137 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
redescription Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 10: 1-108 [6 April 2013]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/504769 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
redescription Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 10: 1-108 [6 April 2013]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/504769 [details]
Other
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Pecten ceciliae de Gregoria, 1884 (fossil) [details]
